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Summer is just a moment away and we hope you enjoy all the things we’ve got in store for you in our June issue. We have two fantastic competitions for you to enter, the first of which gives one lucky reader the opportunity to win a SENCO Systainer Compressor bundle with 3-in-1 tool set and accessories, which is worth over £700. Andy…
Annemarie Adams takes a simple design for a wooden whistle and gives it wings
Our July issue is all about summer woodworking and we’ve got some great projects, techniques and features to amuse you over the coming month, as well as our usual array of tests and all the latest woodworking news. We also have an exclusive feature on Richard Williams’ ‘Display Cabinet for a Chinese Terracotta Horse’, which was…
Les Thorne’s wonderful skeleton clock with finials is made using ash and ebony
Our August issue is here and we’re confident it’s going to be a hit with our readers. As we make our way into summer, we provide you with some great project ideas, which will make sure you’re kept busy in your workshops. This month’s cover star and also our first project is Janice Anderssen’s step stool & toolbox…
Phil Davy’s decking is perfect for al fresco woodworking
While Autumn may be looming there’s still lots to celebrate, and our September issue is certainly one of them. Brimming with a range of varied projects, technical articles, profiles to excite, and tests to make you want to part with your hard-earned cash, there’s something to suit every woodworker out there. While we’re sad to say goodbye to our cover…
Making use of the clever Simon Hope laser kit hollowing system, Les Thorne turns a vase in English yew before adding texture to the outside and an ebony insert to create contrast
Bastian Bonhoeffer’s warrior knife block will certainly make a statement in any kitchen
Our November issue is hot off the press and we think it’s a cracker! Not only have we got a varied selection of projects for you to enjoy, but also a fair few technical articles for you to get your teeth into as well. Kicking off our projects section is David Long, a new author and one who will be providing a lot more articles over…
The ash for Les Thorne’s green wood projects is fine stacked horizontally, but ideally, the sycamore should be dried on end to prevent the timber from going grey
Why not have a go at turning your own version of Carl Jacobson’s festive snow couple?
Well, Christmas is getting closer by the day, and what better way to celebrate than with our December issue! Featuring three Christmas-themed projects for you to make either over the festive season or before it, you’ll love Tristan Dare’s handmade ribbon box, which is easy to make and looks incredibly effective; Carl…
Peter Harrison’s sliding ring box is a challenging project but definitely worth the effort
Welcome to our first issue of 2018 - we hope you like it as much as we do! We’ve got so much in store for you, including a fantastic competition from Trend to kick off the New Year. With a prize total of £1,498, don’t miss out on your chance to win an impressive workshop haul, including the new WRT Workshop Router…
While February can be a bit of a dreary month, we are hoping to spice up every woodworker’s life with our next issue - GW328 - which contains a whole host of varied content. Our cover star this month is Britain’s ‘most deserving young woodworker’, Katherine McConnell, who was awarded this accolade by David Savage back in 2016. We catch up with her nearly…
You will find an expanded news section this month. In two sections we will include other items that may well be of interest to you. Over the fence is a place where we will slot in little snippets of interest that are woodwork related, that we hear on the woodwork grapevine or you the readers send in to us. Anything goes here from hints and tips and readers questions to interesting photographs or unusual purchases. Our other new section…
Another feature packed issue for you to enjoy. We have been busy sorting out a diverse collection of articles this month. There's something for everyone, from new and established contributors. All the articles are packed with techniques for you to use in your own woodworking, even if you are not following the published project. Some are simple and others are just plane clever. Whatever your woodworking interest there will be something to…
Behind the scenes we have been working hard to find you some of the most interesting woodworking projects around and this month we have some crackers! Duncan Rose has been hard at it with a pair of Shaker inspired bookcases. We paid Duncan a visit a few weeks ago and found him in his well-appointed single garage workshop. It never fails to amaze me just how small our contributors workshops really are. It proves that you do not need a lot…
Here we are in the middle of the summer and it is the perfect time of year to get some of those outdoor jobs done. To this end, Keith smith is in the garden building raised beds and frames to cover them. In between times he has been back in his workshop building a compact mitre saw stand.
Gordon Warr has built a very neat drop-leaf table showing you how to achieve the perfect rule joint and how to fit lopers - what are lopers? All is…
